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danlambert
08-01-2010, 01:16 PM
hi all my car is in the garage following a coolant warning light coming on! and the radiator had a hole in it looks like, the water froze and popped the radiator and now i have a possible cracked head. have been recommend to get a new engine. any ideas.

was also looking at whether it would be more economical to sell it as is without the repairs - any ideas or takers!!!!

scooby_d0o
08-01-2010, 02:15 PM
hi all my car is in the garage following a coolant warning light coming on! and the radiator had a hole in it looks like, the water froze and popped the radiator and now i have a possible cracked head. have been recommend to get a new engine. any ideas.

was also looking at whether it would be more economical to sell it as is without the repairs - any ideas or takers!!!!

is the head deffo cracked?
you can replace just the head you know - either with a new one (mega money) or with a recon head - less labour changing the head than the whole engine.
Failing that ebay maybe, someone breaking your model car.

bez101
09-01-2010, 01:12 PM
whats the engine code if its AVJ well they are realy hard to get and when found ££££££££££££
theres a small diffrence in heads for the 18T but they do fit out youe code up IE avj blb etc